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Unintended Journeys -- Showing the Effects of Natural Disasters and Climate Change

By Kara Lofton
Padmapukur, Banglasdesh. © Jonas Bendiksen/Magnum Photos, 2009.
Padmapukur, Banglasdesh. © Jonas Bendiksen/Magnum Photos, 2009.
Mar 20, 2014
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“Humanity is intimately tied to the world we live in, and every societal action and technological advance has an effect on the earth,” reads one of the plaques in the current Unintended Journeys exhibit at the Natural History Museum in Washington, D.C.

The temporary exhibit, which runs until Aug. 13, is a powerful photographic portrait of the catastrophic effects environmental disasters are having on millions of people around the world.

The exhibit focuses on five different countries that have recently experienced or continue to experience severe weather conditions that have caused displacement, migration, intense hardship, and death for inhabitants. The disasters covered are the Hurricane in the Gulf, the Earthquake in Haiti, the Tsunami in Japan, Flooding in Bangladesh, and Desertification in East Africa.

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